Recently, an old friend of mine, upon reading some of what I have written on this site, expressed his concern that some of the things I have written are a “departure from orthodoxy.” He asked what happened to me since he knew me last that had led to these views. Copied below are the two emails I wrote him in response to his email. I have edited the emails, removing things of a more private nature. Continue reading →

I was recently asked to comment on Paul’s “Second Adam theology” including what implications I believe it has for who Jesus really is. What follows is the bulk of my brief (e-mail) reply. Continue reading →

I recently reached out to a Calvinist friend of mine imploring him to reconsider whether Calvinism is true or not. In reply my friend told me something interesting and significant. He told me he had become a Calvinist reluctantly, indeed that he had fought against it “tooth and nail,” that he had ultimately only converted to Calvinism because he believed he “saw it plainly in the scriptures.” Continue reading →

A little while back a friend asked me to explain my belief that God made Jesus Lord at his resurrection until Jesus turns over the lordship to God in the end. Here is what I wrote in response: Continue reading →